الضمر

Root entry · 28 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of leanness, thinness, and emaciation, often associated with the body, animals, or even plants. It extends to meanings of concealment, hiddenness, and things that are delayed or uncertain, particularly in financial or temporal contexts. It also encompasses specific geographical locations and tribal names.

Derived headwords

ضَمَرَverb

1.
to become lean/emaciatedboth
To become thin, lose weight, or become emaciated, often due to illness or lack of sustenance.
2.
to shrink/contractclassical
To become smaller, shrink, or contract in size.

ضُمورnoun

1.
emaciationboth
The state of being lean, thin, or emaciated; a wasting away of the body.
2.
leannessboth
Thinness or slenderness of body.
3.
concavity of the abdomenclassical
The condition where the belly appears sunken or hollow.

اضْطَمَرَverb

1.
to become leanclassical
To become lean or emaciated, similar to ضمر.

ضامِرadjective

1.
lean/emaciatedboth
Describing a person or animal that is thin, lean, or emaciated.
2.
thin-browedclassical
Specifically describing a horse with fine or delicate eyebrows.

ضَميرnoun

1.
secretboth
A hidden thought, intention, or feeling; a secret.
2.
conscienceboth
The inner voice or faculty that judges one's own actions; conscience.
3.
dried grapesclassical
Grapes that have withered or dried up.
4.
interior of the heart/mindclassical
The innermost part of the heart or mind, where thoughts and feelings reside.

ضَمائِرnoun

1.
secretsboth
Plural of ضمير, referring to multiple secrets, intentions, or inner thoughts.
2.
consciencesboth
Plural of ضمير, referring to multiple consciences.

أضْمَرَverb

1.
to conceal/hideboth
To hide something, keep it secret, or harbor a hidden intention.
2.
to make leanclassical
To cause something or someone to become lean or emaciated.
3.
to make absentclassical
To cause someone to be absent, either through travel or death.

مُضْمَرadjective

1.
hidden/concealedboth
Something that is hidden, kept secret, or not openly revealed.
2.
emaciatedclassical
Describing something that has become lean or emaciated.

ضامِرadjective

1.
dried/witheredclassical
Describing a plant stem or branch that has lost its moisture and become dry.

مُنْضَمِرadjective

1.
dried/witheredclassical
Similar to ضامر, describing a plant part that has lost its moisture and become dry.

تَضْميرverb

1.
to feed sparinglyclassical
To feed horses only what is necessary for sustenance after they have been fattened.
2.
to investigate thoroughlyclassical
To inquire into something in great detail or to the utmost extent.
3.
to elide a letterclassical
In prosody, to elide the letter 'ta' (ت) from the meter 'mutafāʿilun' (متفاعلن) in the Kamil meter.

أضْمَرَverb

1.
to feed sparinglyclassical
To feed horses only what is necessary for sustenance after they have been fattened; same as تضمير.

مِضْمارnoun

1.
training groundboth
A place where horses are trained or exercised.
2.
racecourseboth
The track or course on which horses race.

مُضْطَمِرadjective

1.
gathered/compactedclassical
Describing pearls that are close together or compacted.

تَضَمَّرَverb

1.
to become emaciatedclassical
For the skin of the face to draw together due to leanness or emaciation.

إضْمارnoun

1.
thorough investigationclassical
The act of investigating something exhaustively or in great detail.
2.
elision of a letterclassical
In Arabic prosody, the elision of the letter 'ta' (ت) from the meter 'mutafāʿilun' (متفاعلن) in the Kamil meter.

ضَمارnoun

1.
unrecoverable wealthclassical
Money or wealth that is unlikely to be recovered or returned.
2.
procrastinationclassical
Delay or postponement, especially in fulfilling obligations or promises.
3.
uncertaintyclassical
The opposite of certainty or direct observation; something unknown or doubtful.
4.
debt without a fixed termclassical
A debt that does not have a specified due date.

ضَمَرnoun

1.
narrowness/tightnessclassical
A state of being narrow, constricted, or tight.
2.
emaciationclassical
Leanness or thinness, similar to ضمور.

ضَمِيرانnoun

1.
aromatic plantclassical
A type of wild aromatic herb, possibly Persian.

ضَوْمَرانnoun

1.
aromatic plantclassical
A type of wild aromatic herb, possibly Persian; same as ضَمِيران.

ضُمْرانnoun

1.
valleyclassical
A valley located in the Najd region.
2.
plantclassical
A type of plant derived from small trees.

ضَمْرانnoun

1.
dog (male)classical
A male dog, as opposed to a female dog (كلبة).

بنو ضمرةname

1.
Banu Damrah tribeclassical
A lineage or tribe associated with Amr ibn Umayyah al-Damri.

ضَمَرnoun

1.
mountainclassical
A mountain located in the lands of Banu Sa'd.

ضَمَرnoun

1.
mountainclassical
A mountain located in the lands of Banu Qays.

ضَمَرnoun

1.
wellclassical
A well located in Oman.

ضَمَرnoun

1.
springclassical
A spring or water source near Damascus.

ضَمَرnoun

1.
mountainclassical
A mountain in the Levant region.

Parallel reading

الهزال، ولحاق البطن

Emaciation, and the sinking of the belly.

ضمر ضمورا، كنصر وكرم

Damara became emaciated, like nasara and karuma (verbs).

وجمل ضامر كناقة

And a lean camel like a lean she-camel.

والرجل الهضيم البطن، اللطيف الجسم

And the man with a lean belly, slender of body.

وهي: بهاء، والفرس الدقيق الحاجبين

And she: beauty, and the horse with fine eyebrows.

والضمير: العنب الذابل، والسر، وداخل الخاطر

And the dhimir: the withered grape, the secret, and the inner thought.

وجمل ضامر

And a lean camel.

واضمره: أخفاه

And he concealed it: he hid it.

والموضع والمفعول: مضمر

And the place and the object: concealed.

والأرض الرجل: غيبته، إما بسفر أو بموت

And the land made the man absent: it made him disappear, either by travel or by death.

وقضيب ضامر ومنضمر: ذهب ماؤه

And a dry and withered branch: its moisture has gone.

وضمر الخيل تضميرا: علفها القوت بعد السمن، كأضمرها

And he fed the horses sparingly (tadmira): he gave them just enough for sustenance after fattening them, like adhmara-ha.

والمضمار: الموضع تضمر فيه الخيل، وغاية الفرس في السباق

And the midthmar: the place where horses are trained, and the horse's goal in a race.

ولؤلؤ مضطمر: منضم

And compacted pearls: joined together.

وتضمر وجهه: انضمت جلدته هزالا

And his face became emaciated: his skin drew together from leanness.

والإضمار: الاستقصاء، وإسكان التاء من متفاعلن في الكامل

And al-idmar: thorough investigation, and eliding the 'ta' from mutafāʿilun in the Kamil meter.

والضمار، ككتاب، من المال: الذي لا يرجى رجوعه

And al-dhimar, like kitab, of wealth: that which is not expected to be returned.

ومن العدات: ما كان ذا تسويف، وخلاف العيان

And of promises: that which involves procrastination, and the opposite of direct observation.

ومن الدين: ما كان بلا أجل

And of debt: that which is without a fixed term.

والضمر: الضيق، والضمير

And al-dhamar: narrowness, and the dhimir.

وبنو ضمرة: رهط عمرو بن أمية الضمري

And Banu Damrah: the kin of Amr ibn Umayyah al-Damri.

والضيمران والضومران: من ريحان البر، أو الريحان الفارسي

And al-dhimiran and al-dhumran: from wild herbs, or Persian herbs.

وكسكران: واد بنجد، ونبت من دق الشجر، وبالضم: كلب لا كلبة، وغلط الجوهري

And like sukran: a valley in Najd, and a plant from small trees, and with damma: a male dog not a female dog, and al-Jawhari erred.

فهاب ضمران منه حيث يوزعه ... طعن المعارك عند المجحر النجد

So he feared a valley from it where he distributes... the thrusts of battles at the difficult, high ground.